Carlisle Academy

10/16/2026

Yesterday we welcomed four teens from Portland-based Cultivating Community to participate in a 4-week community riding program, provided free of charge thanks to the financial support of the Carlisle Foundation.

We enjoy partnering with their Youth Leadership Program and sharing the growth, empowerment, and learning we all experience when working with horses. For all four participants, this was their first time on a horse! Deep breaths and lots of smiles! 🐎😀

10/15/2026

Thank you for autumn hacks and colors.

10/11/2026

Hello frosty October mornings!

10/02/2026

Enjoy this recap of an unforgettable night! Thanks to all who supported this fundraiser in myriad ways.

The Carlisle Foundation's Cowboy Ball on August 22, 2026 was one for the memory books, raising over $70,000 for Carlisle's charitable programs! Click here to see a recap of all the fun & games, dancing, and spirit of generosity from this marquee event🤠

09/25/2026

Fall is a nice time for our friends from Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough to enjoy horse time and nature-based arts on the farm. This week our new Level 2 OT interns, Betsy Li and Alexandra Kreitenstein from Duke University, here for the semester, organized the activity which was a big hit with the 11 veterans who came Tuesday.

These are moments of connection, creativity, and enrichment, and they are made possible with funding from the Carlisle Foundation, providing free access to equine-assisted services.

We are grateful for our partnership with Maine Veterans Home over the past 15 years, and equally grateful for the service of these wonderful men and women decades ago.

09/22/2026

Dinner time!
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09/21/2026

We are excited for this upcoming schooling show. Local barns and Pony Club members are welcome to join us!

09/20/2026

Little Boots and Pony Club was back in full swing yesterday for the Fall session. These are fun and full days learning about horse care and improving riding skills.

It’s great to see the progress of these young riders through the years, and how the older pony club students grow up to help help the younger ones learn and grow too - a virtuous cycle.

Huge thanks to Carlisle instructor Lindsay Anderson for her excellent teaching and mentorship.

09/17/2026

On September 9th, four employees from Camden National Bank helped with projects on the farm as part of their corporate-wide Community Wellbeing Day.

Big thanks to Brian Merida, Kris Cushing, Michael Whitman, and Riley Chasse for weeding gardens, picking paddocks, painting benches, and washing blankets. Toast helped a little too!

We appreciate Camden National and their support of our mission!

09/11/2026

We love our partners at Crossroads for Women! Huge thanks to Clinical Director Mary Anne Roy for sharing her insights and program impact over 13 years of working together. 1000 women served! She spoke at the Cowboy Ball, Carlisle Foundation’s biggest event, raising enrichment funds so that agency partners such as Crossroads for Women can attend free of charge.